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APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY RELATIVELY POSITIONING WORKHOLDERS, TOOLS,AND THE LIKE Filed Jan. 13, 1955 9 Sheets-Sheet 9 INVENTOR ARLON G.SANGSTER ATTORNEY United States Patent APPARATUS FUR AUTOMATICALLY RELA-TIVELY POSITIONING WORKHOLDERS,

TOGLS AND THE LIKE Arlon G. Sangster, Leominster, Mass, assignor, bymesne assignments, to Sundstrand Machine Tool Co., Rockford, Ill., acorporation of Illinois Application January 13, 1955, Serial No. 481,569

45 Claims. (Cl. 74--365) This invention relates to new and improvedautomatic control means for relatively and correctly positioning orre-positioning a workpiece relative to a tool which is to work upon thesame, and the invention has been illustrated as applied to work-tableswhich are movable with relation to a machine tool cutter or the like,the mechanism relating to the power-actuated movement of such tables inorder to attain predetermined locations of work for the cutter.

Further objects of the invention include the provision of a pair ofslides, one of which is superposed on the other and actually holds theworkpiece, said members being movable at angles to each other foruniversal positioning of a workpiece in a single plane with relation toa machine cutter to work on the workpiece,said mechanism includingextremely accurate means for correctly positioning the slides, saidmeans being controlled by an operator who merely has to push selectivepush-buttons or feed a control tape to a selector device, in order tocarry out the full cycle of operation of the machine.

Still further objects of the invention include the provision of anautomatic work-positioning device as above described including a controldevice having a series of control members of graduated degree ofoperation and consequent degree of control of the work-table, so thatthe work-table is adjusted automatically, as ;for instance first byinches, then tenths, then hundredths, and finally thousandths of aninch, said control means being operated from a central or remote controlpoint by the push-button or tape, and said control device comprising ingeneral electrically-operated means for energizing a selected part onlyof a series of armatures or contact points for each one of theindividually actuated control members, .so as to provide a basis forselection of points for positioning of the work-tables; and theprovision of the device above described wherein the several parts of thearmatures or contacts which are energized or tie-energized control theoperation of a servo-motor used to travel the tables in the directioncalled for by the actual location of the energized or de-energizedarmatures or contacts and including a series of gearing for operating atrelatively high speed and progressively at lower speedsduring the inch,tenths, hundredths, etc. control portions of the cycle of operation.

Other objects of the invention include theprovision of a novel deviceemploying a perforated tape and means to position or travel the tapewith respect to a reading device including means for registration withthe apertures in the tape, for energizing the afore-mentioned armaturesor contacts according to the perforations in the tape; and includingmeans for repeating the complete cycle on different workpieces, and alsoincluding mechanism for changing the position of the work-tables andtherefore the workpiece as many times as called for with reference toworking upon a single piece; and the provision of an alternative controlcomprising a push-button board for directly controlling the energizationand de-energization of 2,876,650 Patented Mar. 10, 1959 the armatures orcontacts under control of the operator without the use of a tape.

A still further object of' the invention resides in the provision ofmeans for eliminating back-lash, this means being automatic andaccomplishing the results stated by the tables uni-directionally only toa desired location, at the end of the travel of the table, regardless ofwhich side of the desired point the table should happen to be just priorto the start of travel of the table to the new location, and therebyensuring that the same mechanical elements, e. g., a screw and nut,always contact at the same sides or faces to provide against anyiooseness of parts.

Other objects of the invention include constructions and combinationswhich will appear more fully hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 isa perspective view illustrating an embodiment of the invention asapplied to a radial drill or boring machine;

Fig. 2 is a plan view, looking in the direction of arrow 2 in Fig. l andshowing the work-tables only;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section on line 44 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section on line 55 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged section on line 6--6 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is a view in elevation with parts in section and looking alongthe line 77 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged section on line 88 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a section on line 9-9 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a view in elevation with parts in section, looking along thearrows 10-10 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 11 is a similar view, looking in the direction of arrow 11 in Fig.6, certain of the parts being broken away;

Fig. 12 is an enlarged section on line 12-12 of Fig. 11;

Fig. 13 is a plan view of a part of the control mechanism, looking inthe direction of arrow 13 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 14 is a view in elevation, looking in the direction of arrow 14 inFig. 13;

Fig. 15 is an enlarged section on line 15--15 of Fig. 14;

Fig. 16 is a section on line 16--16 of Fig. 15;

Fig. 17 is an enlarged section on line 17-17 in Fig. 14; I

Fig. 18 is an enlarged section on line 18-18 of Fig. 17;

Fig. 19 is an enlarged section on line 19-19 of Fig. 14;

Fig. 20 is a section on line 20-20 of Fig. 19 but showing the modifiedadapter;

Fig. 21 is a plan view showing the plate for the tape and looking in thedirection of arrow 21 in Fig. 14;

Fig. 22 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the continuous tape used ina short cycle;

Fig. 23 is a perspective view of a modification of the control box;

Fig. 24 illustrates the tape showing three different holes to bedrilled;

Fig. 25 is a diagram showing the locations of the holes in the workpieceas called for by the tape of Fig. 24;

Figs. 26 and 27 are diagrammatic representations of two different stagesof automatic adjustment;

Fig. 28 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the anti-backlashmechanism; and

Figs. 29 and 29a illustrate an electric diagram for the driving andcontrol units.

This invention has been illustrated as applied to a radial drill orboring machine, but it is to be understood that the invention isapplicable to other ,niachine tools and to any machine or applicationwhere it may be desirable or convenient. Furthermore, the invention hasbeen shown as applied to the control for a work-table which is movedrelative to a fixed but adjustable point, such as the tool of themachine, and includes another work table movable at right angles theretofor co-planar universal movement of a point to be located in ahorizontal plane with reference to a vertically arranged tool. However,it is to be understood that the inventive concept is not so limited asto the planes of the tool and tables which may be located as desired;and that the tables may be moved angularly as well as rectilinearly; andthe con-- trol mechanism may be applied to a tool or tools to be movedrelative to a fixed piece of work. Also, other changes which will beclear to those skilled in the art come within the scope of theinvention.

Referring now to Fig. l as illustrative of the invention, there is hereshown a machine base 10 upon which is mounted a standard 12 having aradial arm 14 thereon. On the arm 14, there is provided a housing or thelike 16 for rectilinear motion along the radial ways 18, the latterbeing bodily movable angularly on the standard 12. As is well known inthe art, these parts are provided with means for holding the same inadjusted position, so that the tool which is so indicated at 20 mayessentially become fixed relative to the work, which is located on andad justably movable along a base 10 by means of a pair of work-tables,each having independent movements in horizontal planes but at rightangles to each other, these tables being indicated at 22 and 24.

The control mechanism which forms the basis for the present machine isdirected to automatically positioning these tables according to apredetermined plan, and it is apparent from inspection of Fig. 1 thatthe table 22 moves along ways 26 on table 24, as for instance underinfluence of a threaded shaft 28; and that the table 24 is. movable atright angles thereto on ways 30 by a similar threaded shaft 32. Theseshafts are driven respectively as for instance by motors 34 and 36, andthe shafts 28 and 32 are extremely accurately controlled in order torotate sufiiciently to position the respective tables in the correctdesired position relative to tool 20 for the operation of the tool onthe work W at a predetermined desired location with extreme accuracy.The work-table 22 is provided with more or less conventional slots forclamping the Work W thereto, and ordinary means will be provided for azero position or basis such as coordinate lines, etc. for the point ofdeparture with reference to the control motors of the work-tables.

In general, the operation of the machine is such that the operatormerely inserts a previously perforated tape according to a predeterminedplan into a tape reader or locater which automatically finds theperforations and sets up automatically the control device, whereby thetables will be moved to the exact location required merely upon thepushing of a start button by the operator. Also, the tape is providedwith means for feeding the same, so that different operations may bemade on the same workpiece without any attention whatsover on the partof the operator with the exception of the above-named initialpositioning of the tape on the reader and pushing a button to start thetape feeding.

Alternatively, however, instead of using a tape, other pro-selectedmeans may be used such as for instance a. keyboard upon which theordinates and abscissa increments are provided by means of buttons whichthe operator may push according to pre-arranged plans which may be givento the operator by a production clerk, etc. In other words, the operatorneed not be bothered in.- any degree whatsoever with setting up themachine, with. blueprints, or with any operations whatsoever except toproceed with the tape or the buttons according to the pre-- determinedplan.

Fig. illustrates one of the motors and its drive connections to itsrespective threaded shaft, and for this purpose, the mechanism formoving table 24 is shown.

The mechanism for moving the table 22 is exactly the same, but thesupporting arrangement of the motor 36 and shaft 32, etc. resides in aframe-Work or the likegenerally indicated at 40, and this frame-work maybe ad justed along the base 10 if desired.

In any event, the motor 36 drives by any desired means such aspulley-and-belt 42, a shaft 44 driving a magnetic clutch 46, in turndriving a shaft 48. If the clutch 46 is dis-engaged and a like clutch 50is engaged, the shaft 44 will drive through the driving connection 52and a reverse shaft 54, and this of course will cause the gears at 56 tooperate in a reverse direction.

The shaft 48 drives a series of jack shafts through the gearing shown indetail in Fig. 5. These jack shafts are stepped down according to apre-arranged plan which may be in multiples of ten, but each of the jackshafts which are indicated at 58 is separately utilized by means of theseparate electric clutches 60. Therefore, having selectively energized aparticular clutch 60 and a particular clutch 46 or 50, the shaft 32 willbe seen to be rotated at different speeds and in either directionselectively by means of the gearing gen erally indicated at 62 for aslong a period of time as called for by the means energizing andde-energizing the respective clutches.

It is intended, for instance, that one of the clutches 60 will beutilized as a first stage to rotate the shaft rapidly as for instance totravel the engaged work-table a matter of inches; this clutch will thencut out and the next clutch cut in to travel the table at a slower rateto find the correct tenth of an inch; the next clutch 60 will correctlylocate the table at the predetermined one-hundreth of an inch mark, andthe last clutch will do the same operation at a thousandth of an inch.The operation of the clutches is determined by a control mechanism to bedescribed, and this control mechanism is directly controlled from thetape or the keyboard above briefly referred to. The reference numeral 64indicates an electric brake which may be .also controlled in order tohelp in stopping the shaft.

Referring now to Figs. 3 and 4, it will be seen that the parts so fardescribed are the same for both work- 'tables. The bearing box for theshafts 44 and54 is indicated generally at 66 for each motor, thereversing clutches which can be seen in these figures are both indicatedat 50, the gear boxes for gears 62 are indicated at 68, and the electricclutches at 60, and in any event each of the shafts 28 and 32 will beconnected to its respective table by some means such as a nut 70, 72 andthe clutches so far described are each shown with electrical connectionsfor operation electrically by the control means to be described.

Supposing that the gearing 58 should be geared down at a ratio often-to-one and the gearing 62 is on a oneto-one basis, by the selectiveenergizing of various of the clutches 46, 50 and 60, the speed of thescrew shaft 32 can be controlled as to a relationship as follows:

motor motor motor motor speed, speed, speed, speed,

The tables may be provided with flat electric brakes which may bereferred to as table brakes and one of these is indicated as at 74, thebrake 64 being for the shaft 32. Upon energization, the flat tablebrakes will prevent any tendency to move on the part of the tables andenergization of brake 64 will hold the shaft 32 fixed. There will alsoof course be adequate provision for machine guards, etc. but these havenot been shown, as they are well known to those skilled in the art.

The control device referred to above is shown princi pally in Figs. 6 to12 inclusive and this comprises a control box 76 at the opposite end ofeach of the respective threaded shafts or lead screws 28, 32. This boxcon- 5 tains five sets of control members each having a plurality ofspaced commutator bars or contacts. The control members as illustratedare rotary and are geared together and are driven by the respectivescrew-shaft or lead screws 28, 32 as the case may be. The sets ofcommutator bars or contacts may be fixed, and in cooperation therewitheach is provided with a brush arm member, it being these arms that areactuated by the shaft 32 in Fig. 6. The various sets of commutator barsare indicated in Fig. 11, and these are indicated as first stage, secondstage, third stage, fourth stage and fifth stage, and they are geared ina ten-t-o-e-ne ratio so as to provide a decade registering device. Ifthe screw 32, for instance, is provided with five threads per inch, theratio of rotation of the brush arms is as follows:

1 turn of lead screw equals:

There are ten contact or commutator bars in each stage, and the unitbars can be given the following values in inches of table movement:

Each bar is equal to- Stage 10 inches. 1 inch.

A inch.

Moo inch.

M000 inch.

The commutator bars or contacts are arranged circularly, but need notbe, as they could be rectilinear for sliding brushes. In any event, thefirst stage is indicated as having a series of commutator bars asindicated at 78 and the brush member therefor is indicated at 80. Thisbrush is rotated as by a shaft 82, shaft 82 being in turn geared as at84 to the succeeding stages (see Fig. 6).

In the specific construction shown, Figs. ll and 12, the commutators 78are shown as fixed, and the brush arm 80 rotates as stated, this brusharm being provided with axial bores or the like at 84 accommodatingsprings 86 which serve to tend to resiliently move the actual brushes 88and 89 into contact with the armatures 78. The brushes 88 are double asclearly seen in Fig. 11, and in this case Where a gap between armatures78 is bridged, current will still fiow from brushes 88 to brush 89,completing a circuit.

The second stage is indicated at 90 and the third stage is indicated at92 and they are similar in construction but geared down as stated above.

The purpose and operation of these stages of the control unit resides inthe fact that each separate armature or commutator bar has its ownelectrical lead (see specifically Fig. 10 at 94), and by energizing theselected leads 94, selected armatures 78 may be energized. Thus, in anystage, none, one, or more of the armatures may be thus energizedaccording to a predetermined plan, and when the respective lead screwmotor is energized, it will rotate the lead screw 32 according to theenergization of the clutches 46, d or 60, and these clutches areenergized or de-energized according to the energization ordeenergization of the respective stages. In other words, wherever abrush arm has stopped from its previous operation, it will rotate underinfiuence of the lead screw and gearing 84 as described, but when itrotates suificiently to coincide with a change in armatures 78, eitherfrom a de-energized armature to an energized one, or vice-versa, theelectronic system to be described later operates to detect this and tode-energize the respective clutch 60 which has been operating. Thesystem is such that 6 stage 1 controls first and when it kicks out itsrespective clutch 60, the next clutch 60 is kicked in, and so on downthe line, each stage stopping in turn when its brush arm crosses adividing line between an energized or a deenergized armature.

In addition, the electronic system also detects Whether or not anyindividual armature is initially positioned across a de-energized or anenergized armature, and this in turn determines the energization ordeenergization of clutches 46 and St), so that the direction of rotationof the respective lead screw is determined.

Thus, regardless of Where the last operation stopped, the control systemautomatically moves the work-table in either direction according to thepredetermined plan and to the exact spot it is supposed to travel withina thousandth of an inch.

The first three stages, as stated above, are dual directional and arerotated in either direction according to the selected clutch 46 or 50;but the last two stages 4 and 5 are uni-directional only and by controlof the clutches 46 and 50, the final position of the table is always inthe same direction.

This is illustrated diagrammatically in Figs. 26, 27 and 28. Regardingfirst Fig. 28, at the right-hand end base line thereof indicated at as astarting point, it will be seen that if the table is to be traveled tothe left, all five stages proceed normally in the same direction andfinally locate the table as on the line 96.

However, if the initial position of the table is at the point indicatedas at 98 at the left-hand side of this diagram, the first three stagescauses the table to move slightly past the final position 96, and thefinal two stages reverse the lead screw and cause the table to come torest again at the selected point 96, but from the same direction as inthe case where the starting position was to the right of line 96. Thesediagrams give equal lengths to each step for clarity of illustration,but actually of course the following steps decrease to one-tenth of eachprevious step.

This construction results in the elimination of backlash, since thetable is always traveled to final position by the same side of thescrew-thread and looseness of the screw in its respective nut isimmaterial to accuracy of the device.

This can be explained further by reference to Figs. 26 and 27 whereinthe contacts or armatures 78 are projected to a straight line and thepre-selection means has caused the shaded contacts to be energized, thewhite contacts being unenergized. If the contact six is energized, andcontact seven is not, the brush arm in moving from left to right, willnot stop at six but will go on to seven, or at least off from six,because the brush arm must move until the break is detected. Thus areversal of motion is necessary to bring the table to the correctposition, this being at six.

If, on the other hand, the motion starts from the righthand side of thefinal point, the brush will stop when it contacts six, because the gapbetween energization and tie-energization is of course at the same pointas before, and the change in energization is now detected. In this case,of course, the final two stages act to move the brushes further to theleft in order to arrive at the correct final six designation. Thisaction is inherent in the device because of the system of energizationand deenergization of the respective contacts or armatures, although asfar as the first three stages are concerned, if the last two stages areto operate in the opposite direction, and over-running of the finalposition is the result, then the final two stages bring them back to theselected position, as in Fig. 28.

In order to provide for uni-directional motion of the final two stages,there is provided a special clutch which is generally indicated at 100,see particularly Fig. 8. This clutch is normally held inoperative by aspringpressed member 102 under influence of a solenoid 104 7 and engagedin the groove of a collar 106. This collar is slidable on the shaft 108,and when the solenoid 104 is energized, it pushes the member 102upwardly in Fig. 8, so that a pin 109 engages a radial pin 107 disposedalong the shaft 105 driven by the lead screw 32. The solenoid 104 isoperated only after the third stage has completed its action, and againthis is accomplished by the electronic circuit to be described below.

Stages 4 and are driven uni-directionally by this clutch due tosimultaneous energization of the reversing clutches 50, there beingelectronic means to ensure that whenever solenoid 104 operates to drivestages 4 and 5, clutch 50 only shall operate, regardless of whether thisclutch has been energized or not for driving the three previous stages1, 2 and 3.

In order to pre-select and energize or de-energize the armaturesrequired for a particular operation, the operator may merely push thecorrect buttons as shown in Fig. 23 to energize the desired leads 94,and these buttons may be set up zero to nine in five stages, althoughthe first stage only requires zero to three for a thirtyinch travel ofthe table. Of course, the ordinates and abscissa will be effected by aduplication of the control and the control panel which is indicated at112.

However, this invention also contemplates that the same effect may beachieved automatically by use of a punched tape, a section of which isindicated in Fig. 24. This tape is indicated at 114 and the holes areclearly shown, these being in different locations for each respectivetool operation, as for instance, the hole to be drilled by the tool 20.Also the X and Y coordinates are indicated in this figure and as manyholes as neces sary are punched in order to provide for the automaticenergization of the respective leads 94.

In order to automatically read the punched tape, which incidentallyshows three holes to be controlled according to the diagram of Fig. 25,there is provided a tape reader which is generally shown in Figs. 13 to21 inclusive. This includes a unit, the driving parts of which may behoused in the control box shown at 116 in Fig. 1. The tape is mounted onan angularly inclined block 118 (see Fig. 13) having three studs thereonat 120. The tape itself is fed from the interior aspect of a coil whichhas been previously coiled for this purpose as will be described. Thetape is withdrawn from the inside of the coil and fed across a readinghead or plate 122 and onto a wind-up reel 124.

This wind-up reel is shown in detail in Fig. 19 and includes a grippingdevice 126 which is easily operated by a thumb-piece 128 to release thecoil for removal there from. As perhaps best seen in Fig. 14, the tapeis led in through its slot 130 and is gripped by the piece 126. Thetake-up reel is then rotated by shaft 132 driven by a motor 134 and thetape is thus automatically fed along the reading table or plate 122.

The operation of motor 134 is controlled in such a way as to continue tofeed the tape for a section (see Fig. 24) suflicient to provide forpositioning for one hole being drilled and the operator may push abutton to start the next operation; or the tape may be long enough andthe device may be arranged for automatic action to continue to operateuntil all the holes are drilled. In the first case, all the operatorneeds to do is to put in a new tape for each hole in the piece of work.In the second case, the operator merely places the tape in the reader asdescribed, and pushes the button to start the operation, whereupon allthe holes will be drilled in sequence without further attention. Thusthe tape may be made long enough to repeat the entire cycle, or it maybe taken ofi its wind-up reel and transferred to the studs 120 for afurther cycle of operation.

The reading table or plate 122 is provided with holes 138 and 140 asshown in Fig. 21. These holes comprise two complete banks for the X andY coordinates as indicated, and each hole receives a slidable pin 142(Fig.

Each such slidable pin is provided with contacts indicated at 144, thesecontacts each having a corresponding connection to a single lead 94.

With the tape in correct position as determined for instance by a hole146 which is called the stop hole and causes cessation of feeding,described hereinafter, the pins are raised, and if they find an openingas by a hole in the tape, then they pass through the same into the topplate as indicated at 148. In this position, the contacts 144 areopened, but unless the pins find an opening to pass through on the tape,the electrical con nections are still closed since the pins cannot rise.By reason of this opening of the circuit, respective armatures undercontrol of leads 94 may be de-energized. The result of course would bethe same if the connections 144 were reversed and the contacts wereclosed upon raising the pins.

The pins are raised due to the resilient portions of the contacts 144(see Fig. 15), which continuously tend to raise these pins. The pins,however, are normally held down by an apertured plate 150 mounted on apair of posts 152 and engaging enlargements 153 on pins 142. A spring154 may be used to hold the plate 150 down against a pair of eccentrics156 on a shaft 158 rotated in a step-by-step manner by a rotary solenoid160 (Fig. 16).

When the posts 152 are raised, thus elevating plate 150 and allowing thepins to rise under influence of resilient contact strips 145 (seeengagement of plate 150 with the shoulders formed by enlarged portions153 of the pins), the tops of the posts 152 operate a pair of switches164 which are utilized as safety devices to ensure against anyaccidental forward feeding of the tape 114, as such accidental motion ofthe tape would result in tearing the same on the pins. The tops of theraised pins are then received in holes in the top plate 148.

The stop hole 146 is operative by means of a contact arm 166 which actsin a trailing manner on tape 114 and is aligned with the various stopholes. When the feeler 166 encounters a stop hole, it makes contact witha member 168 which is connected to control mechanism for stopping theforward feed of the tape. This stop member may be raised by means of afinger-hold 170 having an eccentric operating in a U-shaped member 174and mounting the feeler arm 166 by means of which this assembly israised, so that the tape can be fed in under it and the entire unit,which is indicated at 176, is resiliently compressed downwardly againstthe tape by means of a spring 178 (see Fig. 17).

If it is desired to run the tape in continuous form so that there willbe merely repetitions of the cycle without the necessity of re-threadingthe tape, the tape may be made as shown at 180 in Fig. 22 in acontinuous form, and may be merely continuously fed in a closed pathabout an adaptor wheel 182 with a spring take-up 184, past the pins 142which act in the manner described before, and thus it will not benecessary to remove a coiled tape from the take-up 124 as abovedescribed if the operations of the machine are to be set for a long run.

The electrical circuit diagram for the apparatus is illustrated in Figs.29 and 29A. The numeral 200 illustrates the power line which may bethree-phase or threewire, single-phase having conventionalcircuit-breakers at 202. The starter mechanism is illustrated generallyat 204 but this includes various other elements to be later described.The motors 34 and 36 are illustrated as being connected in to be startedby the starting mechanism 202, and the numeral 206 indicates atransformer, While the numeral 208 indicates a D. C. rectifier whichalthough not completely necessary to the operation of the devices, makesgreater convenience in the electrification. Certain othercircuit-breakers, overload devices, etc. are shown, but are notdescribed, as being conventional.

The reference numeral 210 indicates a push-button which will energizethe relays 212 for the tape feeder,

and contact 213 is closed thereby whereup'onthe motor and thereuponrelay 214 is energized to open normally- ,closed contact 215 whichde-energizes the relays 212. This stops the feed motor 134 at the pointof reading of the tape by the pins 142.

Magnetic brake 216 is energized to prevent motor 134 from coasting, byclosing contact 218 which is done by the relays 212 as they drop out. Atthe same time, the solenoid 160 is energized to elevate fingers 142. Acontact 222 which is a part of relay 214 is closed when the tape is thuspositioned, and at this point contacts as those at 144 are openaccording to the position of pins 142 in turn according to thearrangement of the holes in the tape.

The machine is now ready to operate. The relay 224 is initiallyenergized or not, depending upon the last position of the arm 8%, i. e.Whether it is relatively to the right or left of the desired direction.The table position button 226 is then pressed and this energizes relay.228 which is sealed in by a contact 229. Contact 230 is closed by theaction of relay 212 to ensure that the tape is stopped in the readingposition and cannot accidentally move.

Contact 232 which is a part of relay 223 is closed upon the pressing ofthe push-button 226 and this completes a circuit, so that a contact 225may be in operation, contact 225 being either open or closed accordingto the condition of relay 224. This action then energizes or fails toenergize a relay 234 which controls the forward and reverse clutches 46and 5th to energize one or the other selectively and exclusively. Thefirst stage clutch 6tl-A is now energized through contact 232, which inturn is energized through contact 237 of relay 236 (dc-energized).

Now the device is in operation and arm 80 is moving by means of a screw32. The arm fit) is seeking a deenergized contact, and when it movesonto such contact, relay 224 is de-energized.

During the interval of change from energization to deenergization ofthis relay, the circuit at 224-A is momentarily opened and this causes agaseous discharge tube indicated at 238 to fire, to make the samemomentarily conductive, and this energizes relay 236, whereupon normallyclosed contact 237 opens, so that the first stage clutch 60-A becomesde-energized.

Contact 246 is closed upon the opening of contact 237 to set up thesecond stage clutch and also contact 242 opens to prevent change on thecontrol of the first stage, i. e. to demobilize the same, since it hasnow completed its action. Contact 244 closes, and contact 247 controlsand acts like contact 225 to carry out a similar function.

Relay 246 takes over the controlin the same manner as relay 224 didpreviously but now the circuit is in the second stage and the secondtrigger tube 238-B is fired as was explained above as to the firsttrigger tube (gaseous discharge tube), and it is emphasized that it isthe momentary energization in the circuits 224-A, 246A, etc. that causesthe trigger tube to fire, with the result above described, and in thisconnection reference is made to elements 247 and 249.

The third stage controlled by the trigger tube 238-C is operated inexactly the same way as the second stage and there are also providedsimilar means in the third stage as safety guards, etc. as abovedescribed previously to the other stage.

It must be understood that the fourth and fifth stages areuni-directional only and are provided with special i clutch means aspreviously described to provide for this.

These stages have extra relays as will be described below, and the thirdstage relay 25a) is locked out by the firing of tube 238-0 and contact251 which is a part of and is operated by relay 250. The relay 256 has acontact 257, and acts in the same manner as the relay 246; and

10 relay 248 has acontact 260 all as above described with respect, tothe second stage.

.Relay 250 being energized by contact 262 energizes the fourth stageclutch and solenoid 104, which engages clutch 107 (Fig; 8). This actioncloses relay 264 which is sealed in by contact 265 and closes contact266 on relay 264, and this runs until flying contact -4 hits the specialinter-contact 270. However, relay 268 is energized and contact 269 sealsit in. The flying contact 804 now runs, contact 272 on relay 258 isclosed, and flying contact 804 continues to run until it strikes theright contact 78 to energize the relay 258.

,Relay 253 closes contact 272 and relay 276 is energized and opens itscontact 280 which de-energizes the fourth stage clutch, and this contact281 closes and energizes the fifth stage clutch.

Flying contact 80-5 now starts and rotates until it strikes specialinter-contact 232, and this energizes relay 284 which is sealed in bycontact 286.

Relay 284 has a contact 288 which is operated at the same time to beclosed and the fifth stage continues to run until the flying contact8tl-5 reaches the pre-selected contact and this energizes relay 2% andcontact 291 which is thus closed and energizes relays 292, sealed in bycontact 293. Relay 292 has another contact 294 which is opened therebyand drops out the fifth stage clutch. Contact 295 is on relay 292 andupon being closed thereby, energizes the magnetic brakes 64 and 74. Therelays 268 and 276 are provided respectively with contacts 274 and278,'the operation of which will be clear from the above.

This action moves the tape to the next location without moving the tablein order to save time between machine operations and relay 292 has acontact 296 which is operated therewith to start the tape motor 134.

What is claimed is:

1. Apparatus for accurate positioning of a movable element comprisingpower means, means to move the element thereby, a control device,connections from the control device to the power means to control thelatter, said control device comprising a series of movable controlmernbers, means driving said members from the power means, certain ofsaid members being capable of motion in either of two directions andcertain other members being capable of motion only uni-directionally,the uni-directionally movable members being located at the end of theseries and controlling the final point of position of the movableelement.

2. Apparatus for positioning a movable element comprising means formoving the element directly, positionable control means for controllingthe element moving means, and means for pre-selecting the controlpositions, said control means comprising a plurality of movable controlmembers movable according to the pre-selection means, said first-namedmeans moving the movable members, and means controlling the operation ofthe firstnamed means in steps from said movable members.

3. Apparatus of the class described comprising a movable element to bepositioned, drive means, a driving connection between the drive meansand the movable element for moving the latter in either of twodirections, a control device including driven control members forcontrolling the direction and degree of speed of the movable element insteps, said driving means driving saidcontrol members, means controlledby the degree of motion of said driven control members controlling theoperation of the driving means, and pre-selected means determining thedegree of movement of said driven control members.

4. Apparatus of the class described comprising a movable element to bepositioned, a drive means, a shaft between the drive means and themovable. element for moving the latter in either of two directions, atransmission device between the drive means and shaft, a control deviceincluding driven control members with one memher being thelast-operating for controlling the transmission device and hence thedirection and the amount of motion of the movable element in steps ofdecreasing sizes, means controlled by the motion of said control memberscontrolling the operation of the drive means, and pre-selected meansdetermining the degree of movement of said driven control members, andmeans restraining the last-operating control member to uni-directionalmotion regardless of the original position of the movable element.

5. Apparatus of the class described comprising an element to bepositioned, drive means, an adjustable connection between the drivemeans and the element for moving the latter in either of two directions,a control device including driven control members for controlling thedirection and speed of the connection in steps, said drive means drivingsaid control members, means controlled by the motion of said controlmembers controlling the operation of the connection, and pre-selectedmeans determining the degree of movement of said driven control members,said last-named means including operator operated devices forpre-selcting certain of many control points, said points includingelectric contacts, and connections therefrom to the control members ofthe control device.

6. Servo positioning mechanism comprising an element to be moved ineither of two directions, drive means connected to the element to movethe same, transmission means between the drive means and the element, aseries of control members movable from position-to-position to determinethe action of the transmission means, said control members being movableseriatim, means to move the control members, means predetermining theamount of movement of each control member, means connecting the controlmember and the transmission means to control the latter according to themovement of the respective control members, one after the other.

7. The mechanism of claim 6 wherein the initial control member moves ineither of two directions and the last operating control member isuni-directional only.

8. Positioning apparatus comprising a series of control members eachincluding a plurality of contacts and a relatively movable contact arm,means pre-selecting certain of the contacts to energize the same, meansto relatively move the control member contacts and contact arms oneafter the other varying amounts depending on the particular contactsenergized, an element to be positioned, said control member moving meansalso moving the element, power means to operate the control membermoving means, said power means being controlled through the controlmembers and being operated in accordance with the respective particularenergized contacts thereof.

9. Positioning apparatus comprising a series of control members eachincluding a plurality of contacts and a relatively movable contact arm,means for selecting certain of the contacts to energize the same, meansto relatively move each arm and its contacts in sequence varying amountsdepending on the particular contacts energized, an element to bepositioned, said contact moving means also moving the element, electricpower means to operate the control member moving means, and meanscontrolling the power means in accordance with the respective particularenergized contacts of the control members, as the latter moveindividually and relative to the respective contact arms.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the contact selecting meansincludes a tape punched according to the contacts desired to energize.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the contact selecting meansincludes a tape punched according to the contacts desired to energize,and means to feel the punched holes and provide for the selected contactenergization thereby.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the contact se- 12 lecting meansincludes a set of manually operable switch actuating devices.

13. Positioning apparatus comprising a series of movable controlmembers, a series of contacts on each control member, a contact arm foreach series of contacts, means selectively to energize certain of thecontacts in each control member, means to move the control membersseriatim relatively to the contact arms, a plurality of energizablemeans individually controlling the control member moving means to moveit variable amounts, each control member controlling the operation of arespective one of said plurality of means according to the energizationof the contacts, each said series of contacts causing a defined degreeof interval of energization for each of said plurality of means, and anelement associated with the control member moving means and movedthereby according to the control members.

14. Positioning apparatus comprising a series of movable controlmembers, a series of contacts on each control member, a contact arm foreach series of contacts, means selectively to energize certain of thecontacts in each control member, means to move the control membersseriatim relatively to the contact arms, a plurality of energizablemeans individually controlling the control member moving means to moveit variable amounts, each control member controlling the operation of arespective one of said plurality of means according to the energizationof the contacts, each said series of contacts causing a defined degreeof interval of energization for each of said plurality of means, and anelement associated with the control member moving means and movedthereby according to the control members, said control member movingmeans being an electric motor, said plurality of means including a gearreduction, each one of said plurality of means being driven at adifferent rate of speed by the motor.

15. Apparatus for positioning a movable element comprising a shafteffective to move the element, positionable control means forcontrolling the shaft rotation, and settable means for pre-selecting thecontrol positions thereof, said control means comprising a plurality ofmulticontact control members, one or more of the contacts thereof beingenergizable according to the setting of the pre-selection means, saidshaft moving the control members, and means controlling the operation ofthe shaft by the respective energization of the contacts, means actingto transfer the control action from each control member to the nextensuing control member upon arrival at a point of change of energizationof the contacts, and means to decrease the speed of rotation of saidshaft at each such transfer.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 including means restricting the terminalcontrol member to a uni-directional movement.

17. Apparatus of the class described comprising a movable element,driving means therefor for moving the same in either of two directions,a control device including driven control members for controlling thedirection and amount of movement of the element in steps, means drivingsaid control members, means controlled by the motion of said controlmembers controlling the operation of the driving means, and pre-selectedmeans determining the degree of movement of said driven control members,said last-named means including operator operated devices forpre-selecting certain of many control points, said points includingelectric contacts, connections therefrom to the control members of thecontrol device, each control member including a plurality of contactsand a relatively movable brush member to sweep the contacts, and meansrestricting the motion of the brush members to a substantiallysequential action thereof.

18. Apparatus of the class described comprising a movable element,driving means therefor for moving the same in either of two directions,a control device in cluding driven control members for controlling thedirecselected means determininr the degree of movement of said drivencontrol members, said last-named means including operator operateddevices for pre-selecting certain of many control points, said pointsincluding electric contacts, and connections therefrom to the controlmembers of the control device, each control member including a pluralityof contacts and a relatively movable brush member to sweep the contacts,clutches for the control elements for connecting the table and shaft, agear reduction means for each clutch, each control member controlling aclutch and means to restrict the motion of the brush members to asequential operation.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 including a pro-punched tape controllingthe energization of the contacts.

20. The apparatus of claim 18 including a mechanically operable set ofswitches controlling the energization of the contacts.

21. Servo positioning mechanism comprising an element to be moved ineither of two directions, drive means, an adjustable driving connectionfrom the drive means to the element to move the latter, a series ofcontrol members movable from position-to-position, to determine theaction of the driving connection, said control members being movableseriatim only, means to move the control members from the drivingconnection, means predetermining the amount of movement of each controlmember, means connecting the control members and the driving connectionto operate the latter according to the movement of the respectivecontrol member one after the other, each control element comprising arelatively movable brush and a series of contacts, said predeterminingmeans acting to energize certain only of the contacts.

22. Servo positioning mechanism comprising an element to be moved ineither of two directions, drive means, variable transmission meansconnecting the drive means to the element to move the same at differentspeeds, a series of control members movable from position-to-position todetermine the action of the transmission, means driving said controlmembers from the drive means, seriatim, means predetermining the amountof movement of each control member, means connecting the control membersand the transmission to energize the latter according to the movement ofthe respective control members, one after the other, said controlmembers each comprising a series of contacts individually energized orde-energized according to the predetermining means, a feeler arm todetermine the energized or tie-energized condition of the contacts, andmeans controlled by the feeler arm to operate the transmissionaccordingly both as to direction and degree.

23. Apparatus of the class described comprising an element to bepositioned, drive means, a variable connection between the drive meansand the element for moving the latter in either of two directions, acontrol device including driven control members, means controlled by themotion of said control members controlling the direction of operation ofthe variable connection, and pro-selected means determining the movementof said driven control members, said last-named means including operatoroperated devices for pre-selecting certain of many control points, saidpoints including electric contacts, and connections therefrom to thecontrol members of the control device.

24. Apparatus of the class described comprising an element to bepositioned, drive means, a variable connection between the drive meansand the element for moving the latter in either of two directions, acontrol device including driven control members for controlling thedirection of operation of the connection, and pre-selected meansdetermining the degree of movement of said driven control members, saidlast-named means including operator operated devices for pro-selectingcertain of many control points, said points including electric contacts,and connections therefrom to the control members of the control device,said operator operated devices including a tape, means to feel the tapeen bloc, and electric switches controlled by the feeling means.

25. Positioning apparatus comprising a series of movable controlmembers, a series of contacts on each control member, a contact arm forsweeping each series of contacts, means selectively to energize certainof the contacts in each control member, means to move the controlmembers seriatim relatively to the contact arms, a plurality ofenergizable means individually controlling the control member movingmeans to move it variableamounts, each control member controlling theoperation of a respective one of said plurality of means according tothe energization of the contacts, each said series of contacts causing adefined degree of interval of energization for each of said plurality ofmeans, and an element associated with the control member moving meansand positioned thereby according to the setting of the control members,said control member moving means including drive means, and saidplurality of means including a gear reduction, each one of saidplurality of means being driven at a different rate of speed.

26. Servo positioning mechanism comprising an element to be moved ineither of two directions, a motor, a lead screw connected to the elementto move the same, a variable transmission belt, motor and lead screw, aseries of control members movable from position-to-position to determinethe direction and speed of rotation of the lead screw, means drivingsaid control members seriatim, means predetermining the amount ofmovement of each control member, means connecting the control membersand the transmission to energize the latter according to the movement ofthe respective control members, one after the other, said controlmembers each comprising a series of fixed contacts individuallyenergized or de-energized according to the predetermining means, arotary feeler arm driven by the lead screw to determine the energized orde-energized condition of the contacts, and means controlled by thefeeler arm to operate the transmission accordingly both as to directionand degree.

27. Apparatus of the class described comprising a movable element to bepositioned, a motor, a connection between the motor and the movableelement for moving the latter in either of two directions, a controldevice including a series of driven control members for controlling thedirection of rotation of the motor and the amount of rotation thereof insteps, said motor driving said control members, means controlled by thedegree of motion of said driven control members controlling theoperation of the connection, and pre-selected means determining thedegree of movement of said driven control members under influence of themotor, each control member having a series of contacts and saidpre-selection means comprising a pre-perforated element, a readingdevice therefor including a series of rows of pins for entry into theperforations, and means actuated by the individual pins to change theenergized status of each contact.

28. The apparatus of claim 27 including means normally urging the pinsto enter the perforations, the preperforated element itself preventingsuch entry except at the perforations, means to retract the pins fromthe perforations, and means to feed the pre-perforated element to a newsetting.

29. The apparatus of claim 27 including means normally urging the pinsto enter the perforations, the preperforated element itself preventingsuch entry except at the perforations, means to retract the pins fromthe perforations, and means to feed the pro-perforated element to a newsetting, wherein the pre-perforated element is in the form of a tape,means to stop and lock the tape at the new setting, and means to renderthe pin retracting means ineffective to repeat the motion thereof toenter the perforations.

30. The apparatus of claim 27 including means normally urging the pinsto enter the perforations, the preperforated element itself preventingsuch entry except at the perforations, means to retract the pins fromthe perforations, and means to feed the pre-preforated element to a newsetting, wherein the pre-perforated element is in the form of a tape,means to stop and lock the tape at the new setting, and means to renderthe pin retracting means ineffective to repeat the motion thereof toenter the perforations wherein the tape is endless and including a pairof reels operative to pass the tape repeatedly through the readingdevice.

31. The apparatus of claim 27 including means normally urging the pinsto enter the perforations, the preperforated element itself preventingsuch entry except at the perforations, means to retract the pins fromthe perforations, and means to feed the pre-perforated element to a newsetting, wherein the pre-perforated element is in the form of a tape,means to stop and lock the tape at the new setting, and means to renderthe pin-retracting means ineffective to repeat the motion thereof toenter the perforations including a feed and take-11p reel for the tape,the latter being wound on the reel for re-use, and a tape holder fromwhich the tape is fed to the reading device from the interior of thetape roll avoiding rewinding of the tape prior to re-use.

32. The apparatus of claim 27 including means normally urging the pinsto enter the perforations, the preperforated element itself preventingsuch entry except at the perforations, means to retract the pins fromthe perforations, and means to feed the pre-perforated element to a newsetting, wherein the pre-perforated element is in the form of a tape,means to stop and lock the tape at the new setting, and means to renderthe pin retracting means ineffective to repeat the motion thereof toenter the perforations including a feed and take-up reel for the tape,the latter being wound on the reel for re-use, and a tape holder fromwhich the tape is fed to the reading device from the interior of thetape roll avoiding rewinding of the tape prior to re-use wherein thetape holder comprises a series of studs to support the tape roll, saidstuds being mounted on an element having its stud-bearing surface at anangle to line of travel of the tape through the reading device.

33. A reading device for a perforated element comprising a plateperforated in a series of rows, a slidable pin for each perforation inthe plate, yielding means urging the pin to project through the plate,means to hold the pins with the ends thereof at or below one surface ofthe plate, means to position the perforated element on the plate withthe perforations in the element aligned with the perforations in theplate, means to render the pin holding means ineffective so that eachpin aligned with a perforation in the element is projected thereinto bysaid yielding means, electrical means for each pin having the state ofenergization thereof changed by the position of its pin, and means tointerpret the state of energization of the electrical means.

34. The device of claim 33 wherein the pin holding means and the meansto render the same ineffective are intermittently operated and includingmeans to feed the perforated element for successive changes ofenergization status of said electrical means.

35. The device of claim 33 wherein the pin-holding means and the meansto render the same ineffective are intermittently operated and includingmeans to feed the perforated element for successive changes ofenergization status of said electrical means, a mechanism controlled bythe electrical means and having a cycle of operation, and means toretain the state of energization of the electrical means until thefinish of each cycle.

36. The device of claim 33 wherein the yielding means comprises a pairof electric switch contact spring arms nor- 16 mally in contact and oneof which urges its respective pin away from the other to break thecontact.

37. Apparatus for reading a tape perforated in rows comprising a seriesof rows of pins, means to align the tape and the pins, means to move thepins axially simultaneously, certain pins being stopped by the tape whenimperforated and other pins extending through the tape at theperforations, and means energized only by the pins extending through thetape to indicate the presence and arrangement of the perforations.

38. Apparatus for reading a perforated tape comprising a series of rowsof pins, means to align the tape and the pins, means to move the pinsdirectly axially simultaneously, certain pins being stopped by the tapewhen imperforated and other pins extending through the tape at theperforations, and means energized only by the pins extending through thetape to indicate the presence and arrangement of the perforations, meansto feed the tape in steps, and means to stop the tape intermittentlywith the perforated area in the area of the pins.

39. Apparatus for reading a perforated tape comprising a series of rowsof pins, means to align the tape and the pins, means to move the pinsaxially simultaneously, certain pins being stopped by the tape whenimperforated and other pins extending through the tape at theperforations, and means energized only by the pins extending through thetape to indicate the presence and arrangement of the perforations, saidmeans including an electric switch for each pin, said switches beingOperated by the pin motion, and a series of control contacts, onecontact for each pin, a movable control member, and means to pass thelatter over the contacts to detect the energized condition thereof.

40. Apparatus for positioning a movable element comprising means formoving the element directly, initially and sequentially operable controlmeans positionable for controlling the element moving means, and meansfor pre-selecting the control positions, said control means comprising aplurality of movable control members movable according to thepre-selection means, said firstnamed means moving the movable members,means controlling the operation of the first-named means in steps, andmeans disengaging the sequentially operating control means duringoperation of the initially operating control means.

41. The apparatus of claim 40 including means to provide relatively highspeeds in the initially operating control means while the sequential,slower operating control means are disengaged.

42. Apparatus of the class described comprising a movable element to bepositioned, drive means, a driving connection between the drive meansand the movable element for moving the latter in either of twodirections, a control device including driven control members forcontrolling the direction and degree of speed of the movable element insteps, said driving means driving said control members, means controlledby the degree of motion of said driven control members controlling theoperation of the driving means, and pre-selected means determining thedegree of movement of said driven control members, said drivingconnection including a series of clutches and speed reducing gearing ofdifierent reduction for each clutch.

43. Apparatus for accurate positioning of a movable element comprisingpower means, means to move the element thereby, a control device,connections from the control device to the power means to controlthe'latter, said control device comprising a series of movable controlmembers, means driving said members from the power means, certain ofsaid members being capable of motion in either of two directions, andmeans pre-selecting the direction of motion thereof.

44. Apparatus for accurate positioning of a movable element comprisingpower means, means to move the element. thereby, a control device,connections from the control device to the power means to control thelatter, said control device comprising a series of movable controlmembers, means driving said members from the power means, certain ofsaid members being capable of motion in either of two directions, andmeans pre-selecting the direction of motion thereof, said last-namedeans including a series of contacts in said control device, means toenergize certain of the contacts, a flying contact to feel thefirst-named contacts, and means to cause motion of said members in adirection according to the energized or unenergized state of the contactupon which the flying contact rested at the previous action of thedevice.

18 45. The apparatus of claim 42 wherein the multiple clutches comprisemeans reducing the speeds of the individual control members of previoussteps when a slower driving clutch is used subsequently to a fasterdriving clutch.

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